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Originally posted by matthew330
Nick Berg didn't think it was a mistake, Nick Berg wanted to be there, Nick Berg was there trying to help, Nick Berg was innocent. I'm gonna echo Dragonlich's sentiments - where is the condemnation from the muslim community? Actually, where is the condemnation from alot of you. The best some of you can muster is "we've probably done far worse, were both the bad guys" or some other such rationalizing of this behavior.
oh well.....i've lost hope...
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You cannot condemn the whole Muslim/Islam community for the actions of the radicals anymore than they can condemn the US as a whole for the actions of the prison guards.
To condemn innocent people for the crimes and hatreds of a few is showing you are no more civilized or rational than they are. And then the hatred and anger keeps getting fueled until it destroys everyone.
Condemn the acts and the people performing the acts. Condemn the hatred that fuels the war and the killing but do not condemn innocent people and a whole religion.
As for rationalizing, some people need to, as a defense mechanism, or they will crack and then the terrorists truly do win. It also prevents mob mentality. Otherwise if we all allowed our emotions to dictate what we do, then we would be rioting in the streets.
There is more than enough hatred in this country to fuel a hundred wars. There is truly little love and compassion but thankfully there is enough right now to keep things under control.
Did Jesus not preach that "he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword"? Or that we must love our enemies. Yes, we need to defend, yes we need to do what is necessary to make the world safer for our children, but that is what our military is for, not mobs and hate mongers because they do not ever promote peace and peace never comes to them, psychologically or physically.
One thing this war will eventually do is make each of us look within and challenge our faith and beliefs. If you run on hatred you will lose, for in the eyes of any of God's religions (Islam, Christianity, Jewish, Buddhist, Confucionist, Maoist, Wiccan... whichever) hatred is wrong.
Condemn what is wrong and the wrongdoers, but love the innocents who also condemn the evil. Because evil is evil in all religion.